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Difference Engine-Charles Babbage
Source Charles Babbage starts to work on the first computing engine known as the Difference Engine, but later died, only completing part of the machine. The government also stopped funding to the project. -
Z1- first programmable computer
Source Konrad Zuse designes the Z1, which became the first freely programmable computer in the whole world. Which can also be considered the first working computer. -
ENIAC - first computer
eniac first(debatable) electronic computer, was a WWII project by Frances Bilas and Betty Jean Jennings. Used to quickly calculate equations so humans didn't have to do it. -
IBM 701- first mass produced computer
SOURCE IBM releases the IBM 701, the first mass- produced, commercially available computer. It was also known as "The Defense Calculator" before being released to the public. -
Fortran - still being used today
FORTRAN Fortran was created in 1957 by John Backus and IBM and is the oldest programming language still used. It is used to create most programming languages. -
COBOL- used for business
COBOL Used by the U.S. Post Office, Cobol was developed by CODANSYL, ISO, and ANSI. It is used for business and applications. -
Arpanet -the first internet
ARPANET Made first internet for Military Purposes and Eventually turned into today's internet. Began as an advanced research project. -
C - general programming language
C C was created by Dennis Richie. It is most commonly used for the purpose of System Programming. -
IBM 5100-first portable computer
Source Weighing 55, pounds, It was IBM's first minicomputer and the first commercial portable computer. Released 40 years ago. -
Apple I
Source In 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak created the first Apple computer: The Apple I. Later evolved into the Macintosh, which became the Mac. -
C++ - famous programming language
link Created by Bjarne Stroustrup. It is used for games, office apps and more. Developed in 1979. -
NSFNET- by NSF
NSFNET It was started by the National Science Foundation. It Is important as a backbone to the ARPANET and Internet. -
Java - most famous programming language
java Java is a simple, object orientated language created by Sun microsystems. It is the most well known high-level language and is constantly being updated. -
Apple vs. Microsoft - OS
Source Apple releases it's Mac OS while Microsoft releases Windows XP. These two would later compete on a much larger scale. -
Windows 7 is released
Source Microsoft releases Windows 7 three years after the macbook pro. This became the best operating system on the market (at the time)
